Tillsonburg District High School - Tatler Yearbook (Tillsonburg, Ontario Canada)

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OPENING DAY IN THE CAFETERIA J. Nowell, R. Monk, J. Stilwell, M. Dawson, f Rev. Fr. O'Neill, H. A. Ostrander, l. Buskiewicz, S. Bell. H. F. Johnston, W. P. Kirkwood. Grade Thirteen Assembly On January 12th, Grade XIII was in charge of the assembly which was held in the gym at 3:20. Vickie Vance acted as the announcer and opened the assembly with O Canada, fol- lowed by the Lord's Prayer. Announce- ments were then made concerning contri- butions to the Tatler. The new studio grand piano made its debut in this first assembly of 14951 and Nolan was so skillfully played by Joyce Hustler that an encore was necessary. A skit entitled Algebra Class in Grade XIII garnered much applause, because it was so far from the truth. Mr. Reid started a short Pep Rally with a speech on good sportsmanship. The cheer leaders made their appearance, and very capably, as always, led the brushing-up of a few of the cheers in anticipation of the game that night. Another skit by XIII, The Sleeping Beauty, was received with great pleasure. All of the cast played their roles like pro- fessionals and Mr. Taylor was no exception. The assembly was then closed with God Save the King. Lorene Bridge, Spec. Comm. THE TATLER Christmas Assembly Our Christmas Assembly was held on December 15th in the gym. It was opened with the singing of O Canada, followed by the I.ord's Prayer. Mr. Kirkwood made his announcements which included praise for the students in taking pride in our new school and the way in which every- one had taken care of it. For a change the girls had a job, collect- ing the song sheets. The ever-faithful boys have, assembly after assembly, week after week, month after month, year after year, put away the chairs. President of the Boys' Athletic Society, Dave Richards, urged that everyone come to the Athletic Nite put on by the boys, QI wonder if Dave ever did find out how to say Success I I lj A sing-song was led by Nlr. Harden, and many Christmas Carols were sung, with thc boys in very good voice! Santa Claus in a very miniature size, as an emissary from the Puppet Club, made a visit, and Steve was pretty good, wasn't he? Gary spoke on behalf of the students in wishing the staff a Merry Christmas, thanked Joyce Hustler, who was kind enough to play the accompaniments, and Mr. Harden who had the patience to lead us during the sing-song. I,orene Bridge, Spec. Comm. 33

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Camera Club. lVe are sure that you will find it worth your while. Many people, starting out as amateur photographers, have turned their knowledge of the camera into a successful occupation. Our thanks and appreciation to Mr. Tul- loch for his patience and guidance, his in- terest in the progress of each member, and for the many opportunities he has given us. lfVe wish to give our thanks also, to the High School Board and the Students' Coun- cil for their offered assistance in our finan- cial department. Helen Katona, Board of Directors. CAMERA CLUB D. Franklin, G. Buckrell, Mr. Tullock, L. Libitz, H. Katana. l..L.,0.. .T Stamp-Collecting In T.D.H.S. Since last year, stamp-collecting in the school has been greatly improved. The Stamp Club has a membership of twelve. The President is Douglas Dutton, the Sec- retary is George Ketchabaw, and the Treas- urer is David Jarrett. The other members are Marilyn Cosyns, Arthur Fletcher, Mar- garet Glover, Harold Kipp, Linda Louns- bury, James Milton, Laura Campbell, Larry Stiers, and Clare Dennis. The Stamp Club enjoys the benefits of two weekly stamp magazines and a stamp catalogue. Stamps are being sent in by a stamp company in London. The club meets every Tuesday. Anyone interested in stamp-collecting is cordially invited to come to the meetings. Douglas Dutton, X-A. 32 First Assembly On Friday afternoon, November 24th, the Students' Council presented their first as- sembly. The assembly was opened by President Gary Miller and Principal W. P. Kirkwood. Then the junior Glee Club, in its first appearance, gave a beautiful rendi- tion of 'fBonnie Charlie, under the leader- ship of Mr. Harden. The main attraction was a play, Georgie- Porgie, by James Reach, presented by the Drama Club. This is the first work pre- sented by the Drama Club, and what they did shows that Katherine Cornell and the Barrymore family had better look to their laurels! The play, Georgie-Porgie, with Richard Gregson in the title role, concerned the trials and tribulations of a young boy and his family. His harassed mother, Mrs. Spinnit, was very well played by Mary Claire MacEwan. Maybelle Thompson was Tessie, the maid, complete with black face, southern accent and all. Georgie's man-of- the-world brother, Todd, was played by NVally Hoyle, while his two sisters, sweet Millie and grasping Dorothea, were played by Kathleen Sandor and Mary Jean Crosby respectively. Richard Jones was Hugh Cameron, the debonair military academy student, who at first was blinded by Doro- thea's worldliness, but returned to shy and quiet Millie after Georgie had explained all! Mamie, the out-of-town cousin whom no- body wanted to take to the dance because all they remembered of her was teeth, was played by Jennie Ghesquiere. The whole cast performed their parts professionally, and the students are certain- ly looking forward to another display of talent such as this one. Directors were Miss Ostrander, Mrs. Dunbar and Mr. Dicks. Ann Dean and joa 1 llfellman were in charge of make-up. Lorene Bridge, Spec. Comm. -Moli- Thanks, Jerry lp ' The Tatler staff extend special thanks to Mr. Mansfield, head caretaker of T.D.-H.S., for the time and interest he has expended in taking all the group photographs in this year's book. TH-E TATLER

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Grade Twelve Assembly On Friday, February Znd, the students and staff of our dear old Alma Mater had the opportunity of watching some of the most renowned artists in this district- that's right, it must have been Grade XII!!! The master of ceremonies for the occa- sion was none other than Mr. Steve Mayor- scak who did a wonderful job of it. The assembly was opened with the sing- ing of O Canada, followed by the Lord's Prayer. Betty Burn read the Scripture. The students were then welcomed officially to the assembly by Steve! Mr. Kirkwood made a few announcements concerning the Basketball games, and encouraged more to come out and support our teams. He also congratulated our cheer leaders who really have shown a wonderful display of hard work on their part in learning those cheers. The first item on that Friday's agenda was a play,- written especially for the occa- sion by Kathleen Sandor, entitled A Day at the Dentist's. The role of the dentist was very capably filled by George Leather- dale Ceven though he didn't know what he was doingj. Others in the cast were Laurel Agur, Gloria Haycock, Dave Richards, Verne Harvey, Cyril VVilkinson, Peter Gib- son, Noel Mason, and Tibi Varga. Gur only twins in fourth form, the Coop- er twins, or, Muriel and Marg., played a piano duet which everyone enjoyed. They played so well, that everyone thought it would be impossible to rival them, but after the comments by Steve concerning the next presentation, we began to wonder who it was that deserved such an introduction. We soon found out! Bond Truefitt and Clifton Ronson certainly can play Chop Sticks, can't they? By the way, I wonder if they are still up on the stage bowing. After listening to the great rendition of Chop Sticks, we turned our listening ear to the sweet melody of Show Me the Way to Go Home, sung by Gloria Haycock, Shir- ley Tait, Maybelle Thomson and Kathleen Sandor. They certainly did look like little girls, complete with teddy bears and hair bows. XVe were then favoured with a joke told by Steve. The first time we laughed just to be sociable. The second time, after Steve had conferred with Mr. Reid fthe originatorj we found out what we had laughed at the time before. 34 'V Of course, the best is always saved until the last, and this assembly was no excep- tion, for the next spectacle which passed before our eyes was a chorus line of the six most beautiful pairs of legs ever to be shown in public. The chorus line consisted of David Richards, John Alexander, Bill Franklin, George Leatherdale, Bill Hilliker, and Mike Hozer. The assembly was closed with God Save the Kingf, Lorene Bridge. Ti,...0 l.1. Grade Twelve C and Eleven C Assembly On Friday, February 16th, an assembly was put on by grades XII-C and XI-C. It was opened with the singing of O Canada, followed by The Lord's Prayer. Betty Ann Ewerth read the Scripture. The mistress of ceremonies for the great occasion was Miss Joyce Hibbert of Special Commercial. She announced that the first presentation would be a play entitled, VVhat Happens To Special Commercial Students When They Leave Schoolj' ex- plaining that any resemblance between events and reality, in the play, would be purely coincidental-and it is a good thing, or we might never get a job! The cast included Jacqueline McDonald, Ruth Haw- kins, Margaret French, Jean Scrimgeour, Pat Boughner, Iean Smith, Dorothy Weeks, Joan NVellman, Lorene Bridge, Lloyd Rodgers, Don Peacock, and Carl Wilson. The play was written by Edith Moon and Joyce Hibbert, and directed by Lois Law. Between the first and second acts of the production mentioned above, the audience was favored with a magnificent rendition of You Are My Sunshine, sung by a quartet from XI-C, composed of Jane McQueen, Bob Claringbold, Marcel Verscheure, and Yvonne Burnett, complete with a ukelele. Arthur Godfrey could not have done any better! From the wild west, the audience was taken to Indianapolis to hear an imperson- ation, by Lloyd Rodgers, of Mel Allen broadcasting from the Indianapolis Speed- way, complete with sound effects. just to be different, the Specialists and XI-C decided to have the assembly over by' THE TATLER